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England defender Luke Shaw says he does not understand why he continues to receive criticism from his former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. In his role as a radio pundit, Mourinho said Shaw’s set-piece delivery was “drastically bad” in England’s win against the Czech Republic. Shaw said even his international team-mates …

Manchester City captain Fernandinho has signed a new one-year contract. The Brazilian, 36, joined City from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 and has gone on to win four Premier League titles and six EFL Cups at Etihad Stadium. He was also part of the City side beaten in the Champions League …

British teenager Jack Draper wowed the returning home crowd by taking the opening set off Novak Djokovic before the defending champion fought back to win on day one at Wimbledon. Draper was given a wildcard for his senior SW19 debut and stunned the Serb top seed with a confident start. …

England’s Euro 2020 last-16 tie with Germany on Tuesday is an opportunity for his team to “make some history”, says manager Gareth Southgate. Southgate hopes to guide England into the quarter-finals after reaching the last four of the World Cup in 2018. He is keen for his players to write …

Hearts of Oak took a giant step towards winning this season’s Ghana Premier League after a 1-0 win over rivals Asante Kotoko in the derby.  In-form Daniel Barnieh scored the only goal of the match in the 69th minute at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Phobians have opened a three-point …

Uefa has declined a request to light up the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours before Germany’s Euro 2020 match against Hungary on Wednesday. Munich mayor Dieter Reiter made the request in protest against a new law in Hungary that bans the sharing of any content seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change …

Sadio Mane builds hospital in Senegal Senegal and Liverpool superstar, Sadio Mane, has donated 500,000 pounds (around 694,000 US $) to help in building a hospital in the town of Bambali, his hometown in Senegal. The small village of Bambali, where Mane was born, did not have a hospital before, …

Karela United’s home ground, the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park in Anyinase, has been closed down indefinitely by the Ghana Football Association with immediate effect.A statement read: ”This decision was taken following assaults on players and officials at Aiyinase resulting in injuries and damage to property and unsporting behaviour by the …

Ghana Women’s Premier League side Berry Ladies has received Four nominations in the 2021 National Football Awards.Dr. Gifty Oware-Aboagye, the Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme and Chief Executive Officer of the club is in line for a major recognition in the football industry, having been nominated as …

The government has initiated moves to construct new stadia in each of the six newly created regions in the country.The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who revealed this in Accra last Thursday, noted that the move by government was to ensure that every region received its fair share of sporting facilities …